Liverpool Rumours Archive January 22 2014

22 Jan 2014 21:42:42
Hi Ed1, you are always good for a candid answer - Do you think we will sign a cm?

Ed2 has said its a position we're looking at and you know you'd like us to sign someone.

Cheers pal,

{Ed002's Note - INterest reman in Will Hughes for he summer.}

22 Jan 2014 23:09:12
I think we can forget Tello altogether - he's just completed a second-half hat-trick at Levante in the Spanish Cup.
DM2014

Another over priced English prospect, can hardly contain myself.

22 Jan 2014 20:46:44
Apparently Basel are now upping there price to 18m now Chelsea are involved. It says they want him as a replacement for mata and Chelsea are willing to pay the 18m, if true obviously were gunna miss out as salah has already said he wants a big move to utd, real or Chelsea.
If he'd rather sit on the bench at Chelsea and make more money than play a regular role for Liverpool I don't want him.

The fee has already been agreed and Salah has his heart set On Liverpool

Why did Chelsea spend 21mil on Matic then

The papers might just be putting 2&2 together with the departure of mata.
The signing of matic has nothing to do with the salah deal atall, Chelsea's mid is hurting Ramirez is there only good CM lampard an mikel are not good enough.

These stories are becoming more and more ridiculous,

*fact jones* how the hell do you know salah “has his heart set” on Liverpool are you his partner? mother? brother? no you are not so stop writing nonsense.

*sid19* chelsea signed matic because they have the money too, which Liverpool do not, if chelsea are indeed interested in salah he WILL go to chelsea ahead of Liverpool.

id be surprised if we manage to capture anyone this window if we do get salah we would be extremely fortunate

As a former pro athlete (not football), the money isn't allways a factor! For more players than you realize, being a hero and playing almost every game is more important! He will make more than a decent Living going to LFC, and be in the top 7 in one of the best leagues in the World. IT can be enough! At least for some!

Its speculation, doesn't make any sense that you would get of Mata and then sign an unproven bench warmer. If salah has any sense he will come to LFC and pllay and not sit on the bench at Chelski. If he does go to them then more fool him, maybe he does wanna be the next Shaun right phillips!
I reckon Chelski will bid on ross barkley and not Salah, let's wait and see eh fellow reds

22 Jan 2014 20:24:38
Liverpool in with a cheeky bid for ex-Evertonian and out-of-favour Manchester City midfielder: Jack Rodwell.

One day someone must explain to me what a "cheeky bid" is. More to the point since Rodwell did virtually nothing at City how small a cheeky bid would it be? I'd sooner stick with what we've got than spend on another substandard bench warmer. We've got plenty of those already.

What exactly constitutes a cheeky bid? And I'd rather we didn't bother with him to be honest!

22 Jan 2014 20:07:12
My mate is a bus driver who drives past Melwood. He tells me that the groundstaff there are convinced that
Luciano Vietto is on his way to Anfield in January.

Eds, any light to shed on this?

Do the groundstaff run alongside the bus and shout the latest transfer gossip through his window, or do they have big placards?

22 Jan 2014 20:06:12
Hi ed's, apparently Chelsea are trying to "steal" Salah from us! (dimarzio reporting) Do you know anything about this? Thanks :*

{Ed001's Note - I don't know anything about that, they want strikers.}

Same old thing pissing about trying to sign him and now will miss out

22 Jan 2014 19:33:03
is there any truth in Liverpool going for Shaqiri?

22 Jan 2014 18:05:23
Hi eds,,

Hearing that deal has been completed for salah and will be announced no later than Thursday. Any truth in this?

Cheers.

Chelsea have now outbid us for Salah.

22 Jan 2014 16:07:05
According to the Metro Liverpool have moved into advanced talks with Basel over Salah, with hourly contact.
It's claimed we have come to a compromise of around €10m and if a pay structure can be agreed, then he'll come to Anfield.

22 Jan 2014 16:25:21
This is the same rag that ran the 'Salah flat' story, they just mention any old gubbins with the name Salah in it as it gets them loads of hits from eejits who will believe anything.

Dave's dog

A compromise of €10m isn't that the fee we wanted to pay all along? perhaps £10m would be a compromise from the £12m Basel wanted.

Soz Haych, it should say £0m, not Euros.
Still, if it's as bad a paper as Dave's Dog says, then it matters not one jot.
:)

That converts to around £8million and with so many interested clubs after Salah I'd be amazed if that would buy one of his legs.

22 Jan 2014 19:44:32
Spot on mate. Done deal!

22 Jan 2014 15:00:52
Couldn't find a response on the search engine, but wanted to know eds did we really send scouts to watch Valon Berisha at the munich game, and if he was brought in for as little as £2.5million surely he'd be playing with the reserves and not be expected to even be a bench player. Allthough i'd rather have him than Moses tbh.
Also to a friend of mine who laughed and said salzburg are rubbish they did manage to beat a munich side (allbeit one not at full strength) 3-0. He's surely worth a punt at 2.5mil, and only 20 years old?

{Ed002's Note - There has not been any approach to his club - I don't know if anyone has been to watch him.}

He would cost more RB-S paid £2.4m for him.

He's not god enough. Yet! But I doubt he ever will be! Must be a mixup, a swedish talent with same last name.

22 Jan 2014 10:42:01
Is Ed02 about? With these so called rumours about mata allowed leave for over £30m but not to another epl side due to the sales of Torres mirrilas* yossi from lfc to Chelsea is their a bit of mutual respect their between the 2 clubs that would allow such a sale of mata I know it's not happening I just wondered if it could be possible?

{Ed002's Note - Liverpool do not have the money to buy Mata Jay - so it is moot.}

If we can't afford him, how come we could afford Willian / Mkhitarian, Costa et al, in the summer? What's happened to finance since?

{Ed002's Note - Sure, could sell Suarez to raise the money.}

Ed, I am not denying your claim that Liverpool do not have money to buy Mata . But if it is really true that Liverpool FC are the 9th richest club in the world then why can't we afford him? If spurs can spend such money then why can't Liverpool? FSG made it clear that they can compete with any club in Europe, our squad is very thin, our bench always looks weak and if they mean business why can't they dig deep into their pocket to support the manager to get quality players who can push us to top 4? We always go for players who are available on loans and 1-8million bracket which to me is mid table teams mentality or judgement in transfer market though not always. FSG must really do something and forget about King Kenny's spending era because if we miss the top 4 this year it will dump our spirit.

{Ed002's Note - I have no idea what you mean by "ninth richest". Spurs sold Bale and spent the money. Liverpool could sell Suarez and spend some money. Liverpool spend vastly more on transfers than the likes of Spurs.}

Why not spend most of this summer's transfer budget and bring in the likes of Mata, Salah and Fernando Reges now? to secure champions league because otherwise we won't be attracting these type of players if we don't qualify then.

UnicornRiver- we spent ~24M on two CBs after Chelsea signed Willian, BVB signed Mkhitaryan, and Costa decided to stay at Atletico, did we not?

To be fair to the OP, our net spend is currently around 20M. In the same blll park as Villa and Swansea and 15M less than Cardiff.

Not sure how you come up with 20M. My recollection is closer to 70M net since BR came in.

That's 20M since the window opened in summer 2013.

We may have to sell Suarez if we don't make CL

Our net spend on transfers since the 2010/11 season totals £90 mills. This does not include agents fee's and taxes which would probably put another £30 mills on that total.
Don't any one say that we have not been forth coming with money for transfers.
LFC will buy the right player for the right price and will not be held to ransom.
I for one fully support the way we are conducting our business and if that means we miss out on a few players due to greed then so be it.
I would sooner have a player here to play for the badge than the amount of £000's we can put in there bank account.
vrcomp
Y.N.W.A.

22 Jan 2014 00:27:00
Hello eds,
Can you shed any light on the de Jong loan move rumours?
Surely the club couldn't afford his wages and seal the deal for Salah could they?

{Ed002's Note - I don't see why Milan would let him go on loan.}

21 Jan 2014 13:26:45
Hey eds I seen on that Liverpool have began talks with Salzburg about Valon Berisha. Is there any truth in this?

22 Jan 2014 00:23:58
Liverpool look set to
Lose out Target Salah to Newcastle! So Shaqiri now
looks even more likely!

Arsenal have inquired about Pogba abd are prepared to buy 30M pounds and Vicunic wants to go to Arsenal and Wenger most likely is going to make the transfer as well as Draxler!
That's Arsenal for you, they mean business

LFC YNWA